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National Credit Union Administration says it wants to double number of low-income CUs with Community Development Financial Institution status by end of the year.

Fourth-quarter earnings reports probably couldn't have been scheduled for a worse time. Banks reported results (and sometimes good ones) right as the markets and the price of oil tanked. The cold reception from investors and analysts is a reminder of how sometimes the analysis of a banks' numbers has little to do with the past quarter, and more to do what's going on right now.

Subtly altered versions of popular apps are appearing more often on smartphones. These rogue apps, often available for free, can steal mobile banking passwords or redirect text messages containing passcodes.

Credit unions will have 90 days to comment on the controversial OTR methodology—a long-awaited victory for NASCUS and state charters.

KeyCorp believes it can surpass cost-cutting projections tied to its purchase of First Niagara Financial, while BB&T believes market duress could present it with more acquisition opportunities.

Webster Financial Corp. in Waterbury, Conn., said loan growth and higher returns from its HSA Bank subsidiary helped its fourth-quarter profit rise 4.5% year over year, to $50.6 million.

It may seem tough for a system that limits itself to one retailer per vertical to expand, but Plenti is making it happen.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has charged the auto dealer-finance company Herbies Auto Sales up to $800,000 for using allegedly misleading and abusive loan advertising.

Gender parity is high on the agenda in Davos, where the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of the wealthiest and most powerful is overwhelmingly male. Ian Bremmer makes a case for keeping Christine Lagarde at the IMF for another term and a study suggests that as technology starts taking people’s jobs, women will suffer the bulk of the job losses.

TYLER, Texas – Cooperative Teachers Credit Union on Thursday said it paid a $92,000 dividend to its members in late December.